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CHINESE PORCELAINS

                                       No. 5

Covered Confection Bowl, blue and white, of globular shape and fine
    hard-paste porcelain, decorated in arabesque design involving four large
    lotus flowers, between scrolled stems, painted in dark blue under a

     translucent glaze.

   The shoulder is encircled by a small chevron fret band of a slightly lighter shade.
   The cover sustains a design similar to that of the bowl, and is tipped with a small

grotesque " dog Fo."

   The underneath foot bears a leaf-mark.

    Era of K'ang-hsi (1662-1722).
    Height, 5 inches.
    Diameter, 3 Va inches.

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